No, he's not here yet. But I just spoke with Samuel's agent who (predictably) said that interest is mutual and high from both the Jets and Samuel. How high? "The interest level is where it needs to be for them to either a) make a run at him or b) get him."
Samuel will probably want to be one of the first FAs to sign and set the market. That said, his relationship with Mangini from New England will certainly help the Jets since introductions and those first-date jitters won't be necessary. But if Samuel is a little too pricey for the Jets, they could go for Patriot Option No. 2: Randall Gay. Remember, when Gay was a restritced free agent last season, the Jets brought him in for a chat. They never signed him to an offer sheet, but there's obviously a connection there as well.
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Can't see it. They have Revis, and need to extend Rhodes' deal. The $ Samuel will get will be staggering - Jets better off allocating resources elsewhere - the secondary is in good shape.
No offense, but I call bulls**t - if this was even remotely true, then Asante's agent would essentially be outing the Jets for tampering. Sounds like an agent trying to drive up the price for his player